March 26, 2024
A Sixth Circuit panel added to confusion about how employers are supposed to reimburse workers' expenses when it vacated lower court decisions that endorsed a pair of methods for tabulating pizza delivery drivers' outlays.
March 13, 2024
A Sixth Circuit panel has swept away rulings from courts in two separate states — one that sided with pizza delivery drivers and another that sided with the restaurants — over how drivers should be reimbursed for using their cars to make deliveries, saying they both got it wrong.
October 18, 2023
A Sixth Circuit panel on Wednesday seemed undecided whether to stick to federal law or consider other guidance when it comes to deciding how employers can reimburse delivery drivers for their work-related expenses, becoming the first federal appeals court to address the question.
September 19, 2023
In the coming months, appellate panels are set to hear arguments in cases dealing with arbitration of sick pay and wage statement claims and expense reimbursements for pizza delivery drivers. Here, Law360 previews upcoming wage and hour arguments to watch.
February 22, 2023
A restaurant group told the Sixth Circuit that the Internal Revenue Service mileage rate is not a precise method to reimburse delivery drivers, urging the court to uphold a lower court's ruling allowing a Domino's franchisee to approximate reimbursements.
February 14, 2023
A Domino's franchisee told the Sixth Circuit that a lower court made no error in ruling that the Fair Labor Standards Act and U.S. Department of Labor guidelines permit employers to reimburse delivery drivers for their vehicle expenses at varying, reasonably estimated rates.
November 22, 2022
The Cleveland chapter of a labor rights nonprofit urged the Sixth Circuit to mind the U.S. Department of Labor's regulation detailing the proper way employers should reimburse delivery drivers who use personal vehicles, supporting Domino's drivers' appeal of their loss in a suit challenging a franchise's reimbursement policy.
November 15, 2022
An Ohio district court used the wrong U.S. Department of Labor guidance to determine whether delivery drivers were properly reimbursed for vehicle-related expenses, the drivers for a Domino's franchise said, urging the Sixth Circuit to flip the lower court's ruling.
August 02, 2022
A midyear adjustment to the Internal Revenue Service mileage rate for workers using their own cars could impact vehicle expense reimbursement lawsuits that pizza delivery drivers frequently bring against franchisees of companies such as Domino’s Pizza, Papa Johns and Pizza Hut, attorneys said. Here, Law360 explores how the adjustment could impact litigation.